© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Myers Head lead mine is a post-medieval extractive site located in Westmorland. The mine represents the exploitation of lead ore deposits in the region during the early modern period, when demand for lead increased significantly for industrial and domestic purposes. The site contains physical evidence of mining activity characteristic of small-scale lead workings, including surface features associated with ore extraction and processing. Like many lead mines in the Lake District and northern England, Myers Head operated as part of the broader development of mineral extraction that intensified from the sixteenth century onwards.
Myers Head lead mine is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015652. View the official record →
Myers Head lead mine is a post-medieval extractive site located in Westmorland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015652.
Myers Head lead mine is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1015652.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Northern round cairn on north end of The Tongue, Troutbeck Park (5.1 km), Southern round cairn on north end of The Tongue, Troutbeck Park (5.1 km), Settlement on W slope of The Tongue, Troutbeck Park (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Myers Head lead mine's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Myers Head lead mine stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is felsic-rock.